Thoreauea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.[1]
| Thoreauea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Thoreauea J.K.Williams |
It is native to southern Mexico.[1]
The genus name of Thoreauea is in honour of Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), an American naturalist, essayist, poet and philosopher.[2] It was first described and published in Lundellia Vol.5 on page 47 in 2002.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:[1]
- Thoreauea aberrans J.F.Morales
- Thoreauea guerrerensis Diego & Lozada-Pérez
- Thoreauea paneroi J.K.Williams
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Thoreauea J.K.Williams | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.